Use On Review

1-B-13-UR

Recommended for approval
by the Planning Commission

APPROVE the request for a revised driveway location as shown on the site plan subject to 6 conditions


See case notes below

Details

Request

Property Info

Case Notes

What's next?

Details of Action

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1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance
2. Providing a minimum 450 ft. of sight distance from the driveway looking in each direction on Middlebrook Pk.
3. Closure of the existing driveway that is located to the east of the proposed driveway
4. Constructing a 5 foot wide sidewalk with a 2 foot wide planting strip along the frontage of the applicant's property (106DA00811). This shall occur when there is future development of the applicant?s adjacent property. (Timing as to when this is added by MPC 1-10-2013)
5. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Engineering Dept.
6. A revised site plan reflecting the conditions of approval must be submitted to MPC staff for certification prior to issuance of a land development permit.

With the conditions noted, the plan meets the requirements of the PC-1 zone and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

Applicant Request

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Property Information

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Location
6341 Middlebrook Pike

Northwest side of Middlebrook Pk., west of Old Weisgarber Rd.

Council District 3


Size
1.64 acres

Sector
Northwest County

Land Use Designation? C (Commercial)


Currently on the Property
Office

Growth Plan
Urban Growth Area (Inside City Limits)

Case Notes

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE the request for a revised driveway location as shown on the site plan subject to 6 conditions
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance
2. Providing a minimum 450 ft. of sight distance from the driveway looking in each direction on Middlebrook Pk.
3. Closure of the existing driveway that is located to the east of the proposed driveway
4. Constructing a 5 foot wide sidewalk with a 2 foot wide planting strip along the frontage of the applicant's property (106DA00811)
5. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Engineering Dept.
6. A revised site plan reflecting the conditions of approval must be submitted to MPC staff for certification prior to issuance of a land development permit.

With the conditions noted, the plan meets the requirements of the PC-1 zone and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.
Disposition Summary
APPROVE the request for a revised driveway location as shown on the site plan subject to 6 conditions
Details of Action
1. Meeting all applicable requirements of the Knoxville Zoning Ordinance
2. Providing a minimum 450 ft. of sight distance from the driveway looking in each direction on Middlebrook Pk.
3. Closure of the existing driveway that is located to the east of the proposed driveway
4. Constructing a 5 foot wide sidewalk with a 2 foot wide planting strip along the frontage of the applicant's property (106DA00811). This shall occur when there is future development of the applicant?s adjacent property. (Timing as to when this is added by MPC 1-10-2013)
5. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the City of Knoxville Engineering Dept.
6. A revised site plan reflecting the conditions of approval must be submitted to MPC staff for certification prior to issuance of a land development permit.

With the conditions noted, the plan meets the requirements of the PC-1 zone and the other criteria for approval of a use on review.

What's next?

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As a Use On Review case, the Planning Commission's decision is final, and it will not be heard by a legislative body unless it is appealed.

The appeal deadline - January 25, 2013 - has passed.

The Process